Received a text for a refund at Amazon? Don't click it. It's a scam.

Authorities are warning the public to be careful about texts impersonating Amazon and offering refunds.

"Scammers are pretending to be Amazon again," the Federal Trade Commission said in a recent news advisory. "This time, they’re sending texts claiming there’s a problem with something you bought."

The agency said the scammers ask users to click a link for the refund "but it’s a scam."

According to the FTC advisory issued on July 24, recipients receive an "unexpected text that looks like it’s from Amazon," claiming the "company did a 'routine quality inspection' and an item you recently bought doesn’t meet Amazon’s standards or has been recalled."

"The text offers you a full refund and says you don’t need to return the item — as long as you click a link to request your money back," the advisory says, adding there is no refund, and the link is instead a "phishing scam" to steal money and personal information.